Melanie Rocco, MSW, MPH, CHSE
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Credentials
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Certified Holistic Sexuality Educator
Institute for Sexuality Education and EnlightenmentAug, 2022- Oct, 2024
Experience
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SHIP
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member Board of Directors
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Jul 2022 - Present
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Boston University School of Social Work
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Director
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Jun 2022 - Present
-Responsible for the implementation of multiple community engaged research and evaluation initiatives at Boston University's School of Social Work, coordinating with faculty from across multiple institutions, demonstration sites and with grassroots community partners on efforts to advance health equity and social justice -Manages qualitative data management systems and supervises qualitative data analysis teams -Responsible for the implementation of multiple community engaged research and evaluation initiatives at Boston University's School of Social Work, coordinating with faculty from across multiple institutions, demonstration sites and with grassroots community partners on efforts to advance health equity and social justice -Manages qualitative data management systems and supervises qualitative data analysis teams
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Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health at BU School of Social Work
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jul 2021 - Jun 2022
-Evaluation and Technical Assistance Provider (ETAP) team member for the HRSA Black Women First Initiative program implemented at 12 sites across the country. -Report and article writing, qualitative coding via NVivo, data review and analysis -Supervisor: Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D. -Evaluation and Technical Assistance Provider (ETAP) team member for the HRSA Black Women First Initiative program implemented at 12 sites across the country. -Report and article writing, qualitative coding via NVivo, data review and analysis -Supervisor: Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D.
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Boston University School of Public Health
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
-Research project to create new online sex education program for high school students with a focus on pornography -Participant recruitment and outreach, conducting qualitative interviews, content analysis, literature review, report writing -Research Supervisors: Dr. Emily Rothman and Dr. Kimberly Nelson -Research project to create new online sex education program for high school students with a focus on pornography -Participant recruitment and outreach, conducting qualitative interviews, content analysis, literature review, report writing -Research Supervisors: Dr. Emily Rothman and Dr. Kimberly Nelson
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Boston University School of Social Work
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Mar 2021 - Jul 2021
-BU Ethics Evaluation Project and Hubie Jones History Project -Data collection, qualitative coding, analysis of findings, literature review, manuscript preparation and scholarly writing -Research Supervisor: Betty J. Ruth -BU Ethics Evaluation Project and Hubie Jones History Project -Data collection, qualitative coding, analysis of findings, literature review, manuscript preparation and scholarly writing -Research Supervisor: Betty J. Ruth
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SHIP
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Social Work Intern
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Sep 2020 - Apr 2021
-Assisting with content development for workshops, website, and marketing tools. -Working closely with the CSPH education committee to review workshop proposals on a rolling basis. -Building feedback and evaluation tools to track participants' experiences with CSPH-hosted workshops. -Revised content for CSPH's Get Wet workshop and facilitated for Clark University. -Assisting with content development for workshops, website, and marketing tools. -Working closely with the CSPH education committee to review workshop proposals on a rolling basis. -Building feedback and evaluation tools to track participants' experiences with CSPH-hosted workshops. -Revised content for CSPH's Get Wet workshop and facilitated for Clark University.
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Reproductive Equity Now
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Political Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Social Work Intern
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Sep 2019 - Apr 2020
Campus Organizer Intern for NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts. Head contact for all current NARAL chapters across five college campuses: Clark University, Wheaton College, Tufts University, Boston University, and Suffolk University. Created an online database for student chapters to provide them with helpful resources and tools for meeting and event planning, race and gender inclusion and equity in reproductive freedom, and other training documents for advocating and organizing on their campuses. Took charge in the curation of monthly newsletter to all members of student chapters to provide up to date information on reproductive health/access legislation, nationwide news on abortion access, and lists of related, local events. Led the planning and hosting the Spring 2020 Executive Board Training for student chapters Other responsibilities included: Organizing the application and interview process for summer 2020 internships. Working with NARAL’s legislative director to build database to track state legislators’ history of voice on pro-choice and anti-choice legislation. Show less
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Boston University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Prevention Educator, Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center
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Aug 2019 - Apr 2020
Facilitated trainings to over 400 BU students in the 19-20 Academic Year. In-person prevention programs included bystander intervention programs Step up Step in BU (SUSIBU) and SUSIBU2; and Sex is like Pizza, a consent and communication workshop. Additional responsibilities included: -Assisting in the collection and facilitation of evaluation of SARP programming -Developing social media and marketing strategies -Designing marketing and promotional materials, including a monthly SARP newsletter -Curating content for official instagram, including hosting episodes of the new "Ask Auggie" educational series on IGLive -Participating in the planning of special events and outreach Show less
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Assistant, Violence Prevention & Response
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Dec 2018 - Aug 2019
Provided programmatic support to the VPR office which includes a director and four staff members; support and maintain fiscal responsibility including reimbursements and maintaining multiple budgets; participate in the collaborative vision and administration of VPR by working closely with the team to help support and coordinate events, including Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and many other ongoing activities; effectively communicate and coordinate with other offices when collaborating on events; employ strong computer skills to complete work in support of VPR’s vision and mission including regular website updates; and build and maintain effective, trusting relationships in the MIT community. Show less
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Clark University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Jun 2016 - Aug 2017
Completed data entry and transcriptions of qualitative, oral interviews about diverse families’ experiences with adoption, fostering, and same-sex parenting during the 2016 and 2017 summers. Supervised by Dr. Abbie Goldberg, Ph.D. Tasks and responsibilities were the same as when completed for course credit for three semesters.
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Mar 2017 - Jun 2017
Part time position offered by Kaitlin Black, graduate student working under Dr. Abbie Goldberg, Ph.D., to transcribe finished qualitative, oral interviews for her graduate thesis-project exploring the experiences of LGBTQ emerging adults from evangelical Christian backgrounds.
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Education
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Boston University School of Public Health
Master of Public Health - MPH -
Boston University School of Social Work
Master of Social Work - MSW -
Clark University
Bachelor's, Psychology